POLL: Naming new feature in V8

[avvidro]

I think that all of the names lead to misunderstanding and multiple interpretations about the feature itself. IMHO, the people always will incline themselves to think the feature will be avast's related. Avast's health, Avast's manager, Avast's update.

I don't know what to suggest, but the name should let well clear what it is about. My serious suggestion is to work on the description of the feature and short it until it is objective and clear. My comedy sugestion is something like Avast's neighborhood watch 'program' or gossip neighbor in the window.

[Pubert E]

My vote is software manager seems the most prominent.

[CraigB]

My vote is software manager seems the most prominent.

As Igor said in an earlier post even "Software Health" is rather long http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=113163.msg885225#msg885225

[DavidR]

My vote is software manager seems the most prominent.

Not according to the poll results so far it it doesn't, but I didn't vote for any as I don't really think any hit the nail on the head.

[user_1000]

By the way... Software Health is quite impossible to translate to some languages. Some Avast translators have to use Software Manager instead... or something like that.

[Pubert E]

 
The more i analyse this the more confused i become.
I'll stick with my original suggestion.

[Diddy]

HI like Software health it sounds neet and it is different.

[ProTruckDriver]

I like "Software Health".

[TerraX]

I vote for Software Health...sounds best.

[George Yves]

I vote for Software Health...sounds best.

Sounds best? Maybe. In English. Let's translate it into Russian: Здоровье программного обеспечения. First, it's much longer in all Slavic languages than in English. Second, the word "health" in the same languages has no relation to the version numbers of installed programs: Russian-speaking users will not look here for software updates but for the presence of viruses in the already installed programs.

As for me, I'd suggest to name this feature as Security Information (Информация безопасности). This name will be much closer to the reality - the state of software security in the form of information about availability of the latest versions.

[lord ami]

I vote for Software Health...sounds best.

Sounds best? Maybe. In English. Let's translate it into Russian: Здоровье программного обеспечения. First, it's much longer in all Slavic languages than in English. Second, the word "health" in the same languages has no relation to the version numbers of installed programs: Russian-speaking users will not look here for software updates but for the presence of viruses in the already installed programs.

As for me, I'd suggest to name this feature as Security Information (Информация безопасности). This name will be much closer to the reality - the state of software security in the form of information about availability of the latest versions.

Yes, it sounds good in English but if you ask me, even in Estonian it can't be translated directly. Translating such program actually requires me to find alternatives for some of the strings. Well, in Estonian translation I would use more like "Software updater" or "Software update manager". "Health" for software sounds really silly in Estonian

But that's not the case here. We all know that translators don't do everything word-by-word, so I don't think it will be an issue for us as long as the meaning of the feature is passed on.

[m1mi.dan0s]

Why not something like "Full Update Check" or "System Integrity Scan"?

[DavidR]

Well mainly as they are trying to come up with a 'short' title/heading/category and it is neither a 'full' anything as it appears to only check internet facing applications, nor it is checking 'integrity.'

[Lisandro]

Why not something like "Full Update Check" or "System Integrity Scan"?

Because the length of the name. They're looking for something shorter.

[TerraX]

I vote for Software Health...sounds best.

Sounds best? Maybe. In English. Let's translate it into Russian: Здоровье программного обеспечения. First, it's much longer in all Slavic languages than in English. Second, the word "health" in the same languages has no relation to the version numbers of installed programs: Russian-speaking users will not look here for software updates but for the presence of viruses in the already installed programs.

As for me, I'd suggest to name this feature as Security Information (Информация безопасности). This name will be much closer to the reality - the state of software security in the form of information about availability of the latest versions.

Yes, it sounds good in English but if you ask me, even in Estonian it can't be translated directly. Translating such program actually requires me to find alternatives for some of the strings. Well, in Estonian translation I would use more like "Software updater" or "Software update manager". "Health" for software sounds really silly in Estonian

But that's not the case here. We all know that translators don't do everything word-by-word, so I don't think it will be an issue for us as long as the meaning of the feature is passed on.

Hi,

i just expressed my opinion here ... wanted to offend anyone.
To me it sounds "Software Health" well, have not been thinking of another language.
When it arrived I'm sorry.